Vitor Pereira has revealed he almost joined Wolves' bitter rivals West Brom.
The Portuguese has had several opportunities to move to the Premier League over the last 15 years before being appointed at Molineux in December.
He spoke to Chelsea, Everton, Crystal Palace, Watford and Arsenal and admitted he held talks with the Baggies over a decade ago.
"Do you know how many meetings I had here? The first one, West Bromwich, in the Premier League, maybe 15 years ago," he told BBC Sport.
"The second? Everton. Third? Crystal Palace with the proposal, with the contract for two and-a-half years.